Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-22
sCHwARTz-WAn
Progress Of the Trial Of The >
Island Train Robbers at NJ.
ris, III.
Strong Testimony Against fl.
cused-A Sermon Cause. .
Sensation.
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IN Mafch, 1863, NUS peeu IN progress no
weeks, md will III all probability not tse
| Guided for ut least another week i.'M
| mony so far adduced, though nain,dan e d
| stantial, taken us n whole, makes un efeJ
| strong case against the two accused h,s,NE
Carl Woods, engineer of the train uios sAsl
stains i'll the car in which Kellops, ns ~
was killed, and gave evidenesso 'a
indicated that Nichols made a a. VI
effort to reach and set the airssJ
Witness gave a detailed account OF the ~
ance of the cars, how they We're loaded' sslsp1
doors were fastened. and other part;cn'i.u oS
culatcd to give the jury an accurate inaNs
| of the circumstances of the crime
| drawn out that it was not until some Tim
it was decided to take the two cars on W;asa
if 1 want to ride in Them Schwartz wasm
if he would run the baggage, and ren,iisiA
he was not afraid, and would do 40 Ma
gave some testimony to show that ther"o a
nave been no man on the top of Watts en-,
erins him with a revolver thrust thro u@
transom. Conductor Wagner testified , ,h.a
iron poker with blood upon it, with wh huIs
messenger was evidently beaten to daoM
found hanging behind the stove in it's Aeon.
ed place. This circumstance is xegerdel -
most positive proof that the murder Was
mitted by q trnin man, as no one unaccu.e
to the car would ever think Of hanging W.
poker i'll its proper place again after The
trat:on OF the deed.
Napoleon Briggs, VINO was fireman m r
| neer Woods tram, testified to Schwartz
ments and actions after the crime, and b =
inclination to talk as,1ut the matter. f%n
tor Danforth gave similar TESTIMONY To p@1
and also told about finding the %tell.tale s,I
in the Cur closet on the return trip from D+5
port. He asked Schwartz what Is +bS,
about the murder, and who committed IL
that Schwartz threw out his hands ana
colonel, 1 don't know anything about if
did not want to talk about the matter. Wi,r
looked i'll the ladies' car closet utter len,
Mnrseilles and there was nothing in il. Az
Schwartz carrying IL sachel. After lon,
Seneca witness opened the closet door
found obstrlcting the door u sachel, new AZ,
cheap description, and partially torn up.
closet aperture. Witness called Schwart1-
both picked up the pieces. Among n
witness found IL piece of torn ym
er, and remarked that it might
some connection with tho robbery.
piece of voucher was shown to witness
Mr.. Garter, and was fully identified and p11
evidence. 1t was passed over to the jury
examined with great interest. The delr1
the sachcl was also produced, identified by}
ness, put in evidence, and examined by
jury. Several other train employees We're ri
on the stand, but their evidence was ng1
material Importance, beyond corroboratipr !
strengthening the testimony of those Who
preceded them.
On Sunday last q somewhat sens ational al
in connection with this now celebrated trial
cured. Saturday afternoon court was
journsd with u strict injunction by judge
bell to the jurors hat they should not talk !
the evidence in the case anon themselyt]
allow any one to refer to the case il their n
ing. He said they must allow nothing Vi
over to influence their minds, but should !
them strictly in such state that they could !
to each portion of the evidence US it mjuid
presented the just and fair weight due it. II
he asked if counsel would have any objecti
to the jury attending church in charge Of
GERS. Counsel for both sides assented to |
readily, little imagining what would result
little before church time word was sell
tho Rev, NJ. A. Phillips, pastor of the Methl
church, that the jury would attend ut his d
tuary, and accordingly three seats Were
served in the central portion Of the church
its accommodation. it was Il more than !
nary service ut the church by reason oil
presence of the Rev. DIR. n. A. Axtell, the
siding elder of the Joliet district Of the D
River conference, within the bounds of wl
Morris is situated. DIR. Axtell preached nrl
strength of power and the important part vi
little things play i'll it's composition.
Then, speaking of the practical pursuit
life, he said that success and reputation
them depended not OIL some one great
brilliant achievement, or the poss ssion oil
trnordinary powers or ability which commj
ed instant admiration, but on o careful, pI
taking, and industrious utilization of ID
sources OF strength, US they might be termd
He went on to emphasize the important
often played by lutte things i'll the %securill
great results, and referred to the fact D
criminals had many times been convicted
brought to their just punishment by clrc|
stantial evidence OF itself OF the most tj
nature, but which. when combined with ID
evidence seemingly equally I'm important
yea ed guilt beyond a doubt. He gave an ii
tration by telling how u man had comM1
o crime in California, escaped suspl
for a time, and finally went to ll
Among articles gathered up at the scene oil
crime which it was thought might furd
some clew to the perpetrator was an enye.I
containing n draft or paper OF like descripal
h corner had been torn off us if by the led
Years atterward there was found in the h
pocket OF the man i'll India Il little piece
paper which fitted exactly to the torn pa.|
the envelope, and the man by that eyiie1
was brou Int to trial and found guilty.
DIR. Axtell told the story with great vividnd
and when telling how the ragged edges III
exactly together held up his haads with the
ger-ends interlaced. The strongest eyids|
thus far introduced in the trial is the finding
a torn corner of Il bank vouchers in the car cd
Of the train on which Schwartz returned to q
cago from Davenport, which little piece N
OF the robbed safe. The almost exact iden1
of DR.. Axtells illustration with this was \
apparent, and, taken with his powerful pteI
tatlon OF the Importance OF circumstantial !
oence, struck many as most remarkable u7
ances to be made before the jury.
The sermon has been the talk OF the town.
the past three days. The counsel for the
tense held Il brief consultation on tho sutll
Just before court opened Monday. WhetIe1
Gull the attention of the court formally o1
matter, ana demand that the trial be stople:1
once ana the jury discharged, was one OF !
propositions seriously discussed. 1t was mn
decided that it would be better to say nc.-|
aDont IL ana to let the trial proceed, as, III |
verdict Of guilty should be returned, the
tense could make use, in Il way likelyN II
ehectual, OF the fact i'll an attempt to secu]
new trinl or obtain q reversal by the SulH1
Court. Judge DeDell was not disposed to !
much about the %propriety Of the Jury ls1
llsteneo TO such II sermon, or the serious
sequences or complications in the trial llks4J
result. but did say that the matter was del3
Ahle and most unfortunate.
MISS Emma Lewis testified that before
murder Schwartz and his wife were 1--WE;
poor circumstances in Chicago, and that Il
scn"aftzs clothing was extremely sh@.l
Allef Nichols death both his and her Wesl
applIel became suddenly better. Mrs. scISI
Sooii nag tiifte or four new dresses OF sNA
Iace. Witness visited the Schwaltzes WI
U.4lee times q week. After the robbery !
got a new Brussels carpet and i.ueI: ]
holstered furniture, lace curtains, foldihss.
and easy chairs, ana silver knives, forss
spoons. MlssL wis confessed to induisiNs"
pit OF eaVesdropping ut SchwurtZ's hoA'sl
tween him and Watt. The twain VI
tLto t1e kitchen, closing the door 81
onenl. iiaclns her ear to the keytos
oVerheIrd tie following conversation scan1
s,tia 10 Watt: Newt, you seem to be wh1'I:
nMo'e all the suspicion OF me-" Watt lSsE
wei, you are safe, your father is llca.
eou1d easily account for your money scA%5
instead OF a hundred?" Watt aid it was Il
@here he got them, and he took the first osi
Saine 10 Witness heard Mrs. Schwartz IS |e
oach Ut this point and did not dare listen "''
1T IS supposed that one reason VI
an apothecary'sg DDS sell SO readny
because he always keeps laud'p'
Qaudin' 'em).